November 2025 | Sustainable Agriculture and Food

Meeting the Power Crunch: How proven technologies and policy can deliver affordable, clean power at speed

By Jigar Shah and Jonah Wagner,

Constructive

September, 2025

Grid investments in the Age of Electrification, AI and Data Ascendency

By Ron Pernick,

Clean Edge, Inc.

GreenMoney Interviews: Marian Macindoe of Parnassus Investments

By Cliff Feigenbaum,

GreenMoney

Investing in Renewable Energy: A success story of community-powered climate action

Will Wiseman,

Climatize

Agrivoltaics gives us
hope in a divided world

Garrett Chappell,

Pasqueflower Consulting

September, 2025

Agrivoltaics gives us hope in a divided world

Garrett Chappell,

Pasqueflower Consulting

Video excerpts from Save the Farm, Save the Future

GreenMoney has always been a solutions-focused resource and with this issue we dig into one of the most important aspects to achieving a sustainable and restorative economy – Sustainable Agriculture and Food. Writers include: Garrett Chappell on how Agrivoltaics are providing economic and climate solutions for family farmers in Colorado; Sarah Wentzel-Fisher on using Conservation Finance infrastructure to build food systems; Claire Smith on transforming a broken food system with new investment opportunities that nourish people and the planet; and healthy foods pioneer, Seth Goldman, co-founder of Just Ice Tea/Honest Teaexpands on the critical role that two networks, Independent Natural Food Retailer Assoc. and National Co-op Grocers play in helping to launch hundreds of brands in the US natural foods channel.

Thank you for your interest.
– Cliff Feigenbaum, founder & publisher

Conservation Finance as food system infrastructure

Sarah Wentzel-Fisher,

Thornburg Foundation

Just Ice Tea and my reflections on the evolving natural foods industry

Seth Goldman,

Just Ice Tea

The food system is broken. Let’s rebuild it.

Claire Smith,

Beyond Investing

Featured Podcast

Investing in Organic Farmland: How Iroquois Valley builds a sustainable food system – If you’re curious about how farmland can diversify your portfolio, act as an inflation hedge and support a healthier planet, you’ll find plenty in this episode. Unconventional Investor Podcast host Michelle Moses, CFP of Me Financial is joined by Chris Zuehlsdorff, CEO of Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT. Iroquois Valley supports experienced organic farmers through long-term leases and mortgage financing, helping to preserve farmland and build a more resilient food system.

From Energy Hogs to Rewiring the Grid: How big tech and data centers are solving the cloud’s growing energy appetite with renewables

By Sarah Adams,

Vert Asset Management

Transforming the Grid: 6 stocks that support the growing demand for electricity

by Lori Keith, Andrew Choi, Michael Beck,

Parnassus Investments

Tech breakthrough powers Scotland’s wave energy

by John Howell,

Climate and Capital Media

U.S. businesses double down on sustainability reporting amidst headwinds, new Reuters Events white paper reveals

Richard Howitt,

for Reuters Events

Tallgrass Institute releases Tribal Benefit Agreements Report

When climate goals meet reality: what should companies do when they miss the mark?

Sami Glover,

thinkPARALLAX

U.S. businesses double down on sustainability reporting amidst headwinds, new Reuters Events white paper reveals

Richard Howitt,

for Reuters Events

Tallgrass Institute releases Tribal Benefit Agreements Report

When climate goals meet reality: what should companies do when they miss the mark?

Sami Glover,

thinkPARALLAX

Organic Stewardship Awards recipients, including Stonyfield Farm’s Gary Hirshberg

Rodale Institute

The conclusion of Climate Week? “The Tough Get Going.”

Barclay Palmer,

Climate & Capital Media

New Investor Guide launches to de-risk Energy Transition Projects on Indigenous Lands

US Sustainable Investment Forum

The New Imperative of Responsible AI

Parnassus Investments

From Engagement to Outcomes: impact through corporate bonds

Jamie Horwitz,

Community Capital Mgmt.

The rise of Regenerative Donor-Advised Funds

RSF Regenerative Social Finance

Featured Video

Why Small Farmers Are Disappearing with Joel Salatin – “Family farms in America are slowly disappearing, with a 2022 USDA census reporting that America lost 142,000 farms over just five years. The average farmer in America is now nearly 60 years old. But it’s not government subsidies that farmers need to stay afloat”, says Joel Salatin. What small farmers really need is the freedom to innovate and sell directly to local consumers — without facing a morass of red tape, regulations and mandates. Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farms in Virginia, is widely recognized as a leading pioneer of sustainable or regenerative farming practices that enrich the land, rather than depleting it. American Thought Leaders – is hosted by Senior Editor Jan Jekielek and his reporting team.